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9780152059477: Come Juneteenth
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ISBN 10: 0152059474 ISBN 13: 9780152059477
Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007

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Sis Goose is a beloved member of Luli's family, despite the fact that she was born a slave. But the family is harboring a terrible secret. And when Union soldiers arrive on their Texas plantation to announce that slaves have been declared free for nearly two years, Sis Goose is horrified to learn that the people she called family have lied to her for so long. She runs away--but her newly found freedom has tragic consequences.
 
How could the state of Texas keep the news of the Emancipation Proclamation from reaching slaves? In this riveting Great Episodes historical drama, Ann Rinaldi sheds light on the events that led to the creation of Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom that continues today.
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ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for her ability to bring history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.


ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for her ability to bring history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.

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For as long as Luli can remember, the Confederate states have been at war with the Union. But the fighting has always been far from the Texas plantation where Luli lives with her pa and ma, her brothers, and her "almost" sister, Ruth, whom everyone calls Sis Goose. Sis Goose was born into slavery, but has been raised as a member of the family. Or so it seems.
When President Lincoln issues his Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery, Luli s family, like hundreds of other Texas slave owners, decides to keep the news a secret. Not even Sis Goose is told that she s free. Then, two years later, one day in June, Union soldiers arrive. And the secret that was so closely guarded threatens to tear the family apart.

Historical novelist Ann Rinaldi paints the story of one family s awakening to the true meaning of freedom and explores the events that led up to the creation of Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom that continues today.

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Editore
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Data di pubblicazione
2007
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0152059474
ISBN 13 
9780152059477
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
256
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